Economy - general
Floods wreak havoc over large parts of Uttarakhand
19 Jun 2013
Unprecedented flash floods in parts of Uttarakhand have caused severe damage to the famous Kedarnath shrine and the surrounding valley, which are submerged in mud and slush.
Yamuna submerges danger mark in Delhi
18 Jun 2013
Parts of north India under water as heavy rains lash several states
18 Jun 2013
Rains lashed Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, raising the toll from the heavy downpour to 58 and leaving 73,000 stranded
India’s April-May trade deficit rises over 22 % to $38 billion
17 Jun 2013
India's imports rose 6.99 per cent to $44.65 billion in May 2013 while exports were down 1.11 per cent at $24.51 billion during the month
RBI keeps policy rates unchanged
17 Jun 2013
RBI said, there is an increased risk to the domestic economy of slowing global economic activity and the uncertainty over policies of “systemic central banks”
Moily raises bogey of 'import lobby', defends move to hike gas price
14 Jun 2013
Moily, who is under attack for suggesting a 60 per cent hike in natural gas price, defended the move saying investments have to be remunerative to be attractive
Justice Srikrishna defends call for financial sector super regulator
14 Jun 2013
Justice Srikrishna said an overhaul of the financial regulatory system is needed to avert a repeat of the so-called Ponzi schemes like the Saradha group unearthed in the recent past
WPI drops to 3-yr low, but food inflation continues to soar
14 Jun 2013
The WPI fall was on the back of cheaper manufactured goods and fuel products rather than a fall in food or consumer product prices
More FDI, clarity on coal, gas pricing this month: Chidambaram
13 Jun 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said the government will announce a host of decisions, including further lifting of FDI caps and clarity on pricing of domestic coal prices by the end of this month
Fitch revises India's outlook to stable; affirms 'BBB-' rating
12 Jun 2013
With no great improvement in India’s investment climate so far, Fitch has forecast a modest recovery in the country’s real GDP to 5.7 per cent and 6.5 per cent in FY’14 and FY’15, respectively
April factory output growth disappoints at mere 2%
12 Jun 2013
The dismal data puts further pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to ease its monetary policy in its mid-quarterly review next week.